Quickstart
This guide will get you all set up and ready to use the ScrapingLabs API. We'll cover how to get started using one of our API clients and how to make your first API request. We'll also look at where to go next to find all the information you need to take full advantage of our powerful REST API.
Before you can make requests to the ScrapingLabs API, you will need to grab your API key from your dashboard. You find it under Dashboard » API.
Choose your client
Before making your first API request, you need to pick which API client you will use. In the following examples, you can see how to use cURL HTTP, JavaScript, Python, and PHP.
# cURL is most likely already installed on your machine
curl --version
Making your first API request
After picking your preferred client, you are ready to make your first call to the Protocol API. Below, you can see how to send a GET request to the Conversations endpoint to get a list of all your conversations. In the cURL example, results are limited to ten conversations, the default page length for each client.
curl -X GET https://scrapinglabs.com/api/v1/me \
-H "Authorization: Bearer {token}" \
What's next?
Great, you're now set up with an API client and have made your first request to the API. Here are a few links that might be handy as you venture further into the ScrapingLabs API: